Cocteau Twins

Summary

Cocteau Twins is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,606 views/month, #138 of 20,490).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cocteau Twins's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Cocteau Twins's genre is ethereal wave^[4].
• Cocteau Twins's genre is dream pop^[5].
• Cocteau Twins's genre is gothic rock^[6].
• Cocteau Twins's genre is post-punk^[7].
• Cocteau Twins's genre is shoegaze^[8].
• Cocteau Twins's record label is recorded as 4AD^[9].
• Cocteau Twins's discography is recorded as Cocteau Twins discography^[10].
• Cocteau Twins's Commons category is recorded as Cocteau Twins^[11].
• Cocteau Twins's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[12].
• Cocteau Twins comprises Elizabeth Fraser^[13].
• Cocteau Twins comprises Simon Raymonde^[14].
• Cocteau Twins comprises Robin Guthrie^[15].
• Cocteau Twins comprises Will Heggie^[16].
• 1979 marks the founding of Cocteau Twins^[17].
• Cocteau Twins was dissolved in 1997^[18].
• Cocteau Twins's location of formation is recorded as Grangemouth^[19].
• Cocteau Twins's official website is recorded as https://cocteautwins.com^[20].
• Cocteau Twins's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cocteau Twins^[21].
• Cocteau Twins's topic has template is recorded as Template:Cocteau Twins^[22].
• Cocteau Twins's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cocteau Twins'}^[23].
• Cocteau Twins's start of work period is recorded as 1979^[24].
• Cocteau Twins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14000'}^[25].
• Cocteau Twins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21700'}^[26].
• Cocteau Twins's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+34000'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1979^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1997^[31]

• Genre(s): ambient techno, dark wave, dream pop, ethereal wave, gothic rock, post-punk, shoegaze^[32]

• Community tags: 4ad, ambient techno, british, dark wave, dream pop, ethereal wave, gothic rock, post-punk, scottish, shoegaze, the lost generation^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 000fc734-b7e1-4a01-92d1-f544261b43f5^[34]

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Founding

1979 marks the founding of Cocteau Twins^[17]. Its location of formation is recorded as Grangemouth^[19].

Dissolution

Cocteau Twins was dissolved in 1997^[18].

Why It Matters

Cocteau Twins ranks in the top 0.67% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,606 views/month, #138 of 20,490).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35]

It has been cited as an influence by Deftones^[36], a rock band^[37], founded in 1988^[38]; Sarah McLachlan^[39], a singer^[40], b. 1968^[41], of Canada^[42], awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada^[43], specialised in music composing^[44]; Sugababes^[45], a musical group^[46], founded in 1998^[47]; Wisp^[48], a singer^[49], b. 2004^[50], of United States^[51]; and Planet Funk^[52], a musical group^[53].

FAQs

Who did Cocteau Twins influence?

Cocteau Twins has been cited as an influence by Deftones^[36], Sarah McLachlan^[39], Sugababes^[45], and Wisp^[48].